U.S. Unemployment Insurance

The program is mandatory unemployment insurance in the United States became apparent when the Great Depression of the 1930s. Until then, some companies have adopted voluntary unemployment insurance, and capital funds are less stable to cope with time pressure. Some unions have tried to cash this problem by creating its own address. The benefits, however, small and of limited duration. The first country to establish unemployment insurance in Wisconsin in 1932.

The basis of unemployment insurance is the Federal Social Security Act 1935, which said the federal-state partnership to workers with partial compensation for wage loss is determined by the intentional unemployment rate (see Social Security). The program is funded by payroll taxes. According to the Social Security Act, the federal share of these costs include the costs of managing unemployment insurance and employment service programs, state involvement can be used for expenses. State in each set its own rules and is responsible for managing the program. State law for the benefit of benefit eligibility, as well as a number of weeks in which they are paid.

First, workers are entitled to expect 2-4 weeks before the performance that can be done for a maximum period of 20 weeks. Due to the limited extent in some areas is only half of workers entitled to benefits if they are released. Changes in laws and administrative practices have changed its nature. Many countries that do not require a waiting period before benefits begin at all possible, and do not wait more than a week. Since 1970, the extension of benefits for a period of not more than 39 weeks will automatically be influential when the unemployment rate rises above a certain value. Martial law during the recession spread instead of, for example, during the recession of 1981-82, some people may benefit for a maximum period of 55 weeks. America through the provision of services growth in the percentage of employees who are entitled to more liberal than 20 weeks of benefits to all times.During 1976, the scope of this program is such that all workers dispatched industries that benefit when they last met state requirements.